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Archived questions from: May, 2013 (see latest in Family category)

Family: Help and advice

I'm confused about my relationship and haven't told my parents about him yet

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4191 days ago

31 May 2013 (F) - So, I am dating a guy for the last 5 months who I think is great. He is funny, insightful, loving, and we have a wonderful time together. But there are two issues that really bother me greatly:1) He has kids (a boy that is 9 and a daughter that ...

Should I try to get to know better the brother of my ex FWB??

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4191 days ago

30 May 2013 (F) - Ok some time ago I wrote in about a really horrible friends with benefits situation I could not seem to get out of. It went on for two years until finally the cloud went from my eyes and I could see the situation for what it really was. We have bot...

How do I show her that I won't listen to my friend's advice anymore and convince her to give me a second chance?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4192 days ago

30 May 2013 (M) - hi i'm 16 year old boy and I i've been such an idiot..... I liked this girl and when I eventually asked her out she said that she wasn't sure if she liked me. then her mate says to me that she likes someone else and that she doesn't like me. the ...

My parents doubt and don't seem to believe in me

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4193 days ago

30 May 2013 (F) - Hello everyone, i hope someone out there can give me some help on a pretty personal issue. I am a 22 year old girl who lives with her parents. I attended University for 3 years and lived away for that amount of time and changed into a wonderfu...

What is my fathers problem? And why does my mum put up with him?

This question has 5 answers - newest was posted 4191 days ago

29 May 2013 (F) - What is my fathers problem? And why does my mum puts up with him? My dad gets on my nerves!! Since I can remember he's always been such an @sshole. He treats my mum like ****. She pays the bills and everything in our house whiles my dad sits ...

It feels like I'm living in a version of Harold & Maude!

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4193 days ago

29 May 2013 (F) - This is an update on http://www.dearcupid.org/question/my-16-year-old-son-is-in-love.html I should mention, this woman is a counsellor for people with gambling addictions - adults, that is, not a school counsellor and she's also extremely wealth...

Can a man who lies to me about everything be a keeper? Should I carry on with him or what?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4193 days ago

29 May 2013 (F) - Dear cupid.It was a LDR but we are livin together now in Gauteng,6months now but we've been in this for 4 years nw. My problem is that-I visited him so many times at his province of residence,he introduced me to his family BUT he lied abt his mom ...

Why is my brother so LAZY?!?!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4191 days ago

28 May 2013 (F) - So, like my previous posts, this is again about my brother. My brother has Asperger's syndrome. I've learned to accept that he is and probably forever will be socially awkward. But I can't come to accept how lazy he is. As the older sister, you ...

Help!!! Am I being irrational?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4193 days ago

28 May 2013 (F) - Hello:) Recently I've been having some problems in my relationship. It started when I started to feel a bit taken for granted, all me and my boyfriend did was sit in at mine or his, and then go out with friends, which I love doing... But sometime...

Am I being foolish by holding out for Mr Right?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4194 days ago

28 May 2013 (F) - I grew up in an abusive family and as a consequence I've always been incredibly cautious about romantic relationships. So much so that I've never had a boyfriend or even gone out on a date. Quite a few guys have asked me out, but I've never been ...

I feel confused as to what he is thinking!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4194 days ago

28 May 2013 (F) - I need help my new relationship confuses the hell out of me! I have been seeing someone for four months and I don't get my relationship!. I've been divorced twice have three kids. I started seeing my little boys friends Dad in January he split wi...

How do I stop being a burden to my family?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4194 days ago

28 May 2013 (F) - Ok so I started college this semester, 3 hours away from my hometown. I've transfered schools twice already and I'm 24. I still depend on my parents and I hate it. I love my mother but at 24, been my third attempt in college, I feel guilty and like ...

My wife misses her mom who lives in another state

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4194 days ago

28 May 2013 (M) - My wife and I have been married almost 21 years. We met in California, which is where we have chosen to live. However, my wife's mom is from the South. Her mom lived in other places during our marriage including Alaska, Washington, and Californ...

Is it even worth it to have my mother in my life?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 4194 days ago

28 May 2013 (F) - I'm at breaking point in my relationship with my mother. We've never had the best of relationships anyway but I'm seriously considering cutting her out of my life. My mother has never liked or loved me as a person. I certainly have never felt it or ...

I have a live-in mother-in-law who criticizes everything I do!

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4194 days ago

27 May 2013 (F) - Hi, This is my first post. please be kind to me and excuse me for long boring passage. I have a mother in law who criticizes everything I do or say. It goes from a simple recipe to how to take care of my baby. She lives in with us. My husband...

My ex's gf is driving a wedge between my kids and their dad. How should I deal with this?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 4190 days ago

27 May 2013 (F) - Hi Dear Cupid Im writing this through rage and tears... Me and my ex broke up 3 years ago, we have two amazing children together, He has moved on and has a child with another girl, their relationship is rocky most of the time, My ex has a bad Alc...

I'm trying to take care of my children and my brothers and sisters because my father is an alcoholic. HELP!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4195 days ago

27 May 2013 (F) - I am losing my mind. I am taking care of my two small children by myself as a single mother and on top of that I am also taking care of my Dad's kids. My brother and sisters. They are driving me absolutely crazy. They have no parental supervis...

My girlfriend is controlling and I don't know what to do.

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4195 days ago

26 May 2013 (M) - Thanks for all responses. Much thanks. This is a long complicated story so bare with me. My girlfriend and I have been going out for 4 years now. It has been kind of a decrescendo it seems. She was brought up without a Dad and her Mom taught her t...

Weekend's with my boyfriend's children leave me feeling like a slave

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4195 days ago

26 May 2013 (F) - Hi Hope you can help me. I am 33 years old. I have been with my partner (not married) for 2 years. He has 2 kids whom I love to bits and I don't have any, but my fella does want more with me. When my boyfriend was in his late teens, ...

I feel awful feeling this way but I am not at all interested in my boyfriend's step daughter!

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4193 days ago

26 May 2013 (F) - Ive been in a relationship for the past 8 months with someone that makes me very happy. However he has a step-child from a past relationship that he is very close to as treats as his own daughter and Ive never been with someone who has a kid and Im ...

What can I say? Now the way she talks, it's like she thinks we are together again, but I'm over her.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4196 days ago

25 May 2013 (M) - Hi cupid I am ashamed of myself. Last night, I ended up sleeping with my ex. She called me crying a lot as her brother was hit by a car in Australia. I helped her over the phone and she was crying so much that I went to her place. After she cal...

I'm afraid its going to come down to my g/f choosing either me or her mom. Do I walk away now?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4194 days ago

25 May 2013 (F) - I've been with my girlfriend for about seven months now. We have a very healthy and happy relationship. Recently, though, I've come across a bit of an internal dilemma. She has never been in a relationship with a woman before until me. I thou...

I had sex with a girl and then had sex with her sister too. Should I try to talk to the one I like, or would that make it worse?

This question has 10 answers - newest was posted 4195 days ago

25 May 2013 (M) - I have a pretty odd situation I'm in right now that I'd like some advice on: Basically, I was friends with a girl for about 2 years, she used to have a boyfriend during this period, so it was always friendly chat, I never tried to flirt with her o...

My Sister and my second cousin are in love. What can I do to prevent this going even further?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4197 days ago

25 May 2013 (F) - Hello, I love and care about my little Sister a lot and I want to always support her decision's in life. So far online after researching this issue that I am about to discuss... I realized that they are a lot of cousins that have fallen in love...

Does my sons dad love our son or is he just hanging around for sex from me?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4196 days ago

25 May 2013 (F) - I met my ex almost four years ago. We had known each other a few mnth and i fell pregnant. He is from africa and when i met him he had two yrs before visa ran out.we had a pretty good relationship. But the situation was hard i didnt think he wa...

My mother doesn't want to relocated to a new city. Do I leave her behind?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4197 days ago

25 May 2013 (F) - I am relocating to a different city. My mother lives with me and she doesn't want to relocate with me. She has sundowning sometime and I don't feel comfortable leaving her behind. How can I convince her to go with me. We have been living together ...

Why a sudden change of mind for us so soon after deciding we didn't want a child?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4197 days ago

25 May 2013 (F) - I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend, we had the "baby talk" and both decided it was right timing right now, but I've been panicking about the unprotected sex we had. I asked him as we cuddled in bed last night what he wants for us in the future ...

Why do I still have such strong feelings for him? Is this love or am I just crazy?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4198 days ago

24 May 2013 (F) - I fell in love with a guy 26 years ago. It was love at first sight for me. The whole nine yards. To this day all I have to do is think about him and I get butterflies in my stomach. After dating for 7 months we figured out we were first cousins. I ...

Feels like my Gf does not trust me. How can I cheer her up?

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4193 days ago

23 May 2013 (M) - "Dear Cupid", I just got a girlfriend about 2 weeks ago. We get along really well and we love being around each other because we can almost predict what the other one is thnkng, which I think is a massive improvement on how we acted around each ote...

He wants to get married and have children and I'm not sure yet. Do I stay and have kids or do I let him go?

This question has 13 answers - newest was posted 4199 days ago

22 May 2013 (F) - I have been together with a guy for two years. We live together and for the most part, things are fine. We come from different cultures and are quite different as people, but we get on well in many respects. I'm happy enough with him but he doesn't ...

My Wedding. Does any one have any solutions? I'm just terrified of everything and everything revolving around me

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4199 days ago

22 May 2013 (F) - Hi! So I dont really know what to do for this, but I'm afraid of my wedding. I'm not afraid of commitment or anything and Im not afraid to go to other peoples weddings- just afraid of my own. I start looking at venues or dresses and just panic. ...

Is there a lie I can make up to get myself out of this awkward situation or do I have to tell the truth?

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4200 days ago

22 May 2013 (F) - I recently meet a guy online and we've been on a few dates. I really like him and I see a future there and so does he. But I'm constantly sneaking behind my families back because I'm too ashamed to tell them I met someone online. I've met peo...

What should I do? But I have never felt so lonely in my entire life

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4201 days ago

22 May 2013 (F) - In Janurary I moved interstate to try something new, and to live with my mum for awhile. I left a few extremely close friends, a boyfriend, and a part-time promotions/modelling job to come up here and give it a try. I've found a full-time job, w...

Should I act on this. I can't get him out of my mind. It's been three years since we've seen or spoken to each other.

This question has 1 answer - newest was posted 4201 days ago

22 May 2013 (F) - Greetings everyone, I am unsure as to whether or not I should get back in contact with an old high school teacher. I truly enjoyed his class and his passion for teaching emitted in the classroom. He was attractive, and well respected by his coll...

What can I do, to stay strong, and stop myself texting him hurtful things?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4200 days ago

22 May 2013 (F) - my boyfriend keeps leaving the house when we start arguing and saying its over. I struggled a lot just before we met with money being on my own working mininum wage and having two kids. He has helped me out but now throws it in my face. I've gone...

I feel like I ruined a good relationship between my family and boyfriend!

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4201 days ago

21 May 2013 (F) - hi, well i'm in this great mess. THe thing is I tend to fight and argue a lot with my family, so most of the time I'M angry with them and my dad used to allways talk shit and say really mean yhings about my boyfriend. SO yeah i ended up saying and ...

She's pregnant with the other guy's child, says she doesn't want him anymore but then why does she still have his photos, help!

This question has 4 answers - newest was posted 4201 days ago

21 May 2013 (M) - Please help me i had been dating for 9years with my girlfriend, I find out she was seeing someone else then i move out of our apartment i still love her a lot we even have a child together i find out she is pregnant with that guys child she told she ...

This girl seems a bit too interested in my fiance so after she hung up on me repeatedly I told my fiance he couldnt drive 5 hours to pick her up from the rodeo. Did I over-react?

This question has 7 answers - newest was posted 4200 days ago

21 May 2013 (F) - I have been living together with my boyfriend for 7 years now, we are engaged, he's very naive and always try to cheer people up if they look upset especially his female friends.. One of them is his step cousin, his step Dad brother's wife niece ...

It upsets me that my son won't speak to me. Should my parents be offering him special treats, even though he disrespects me?

This question has 8 answers - newest was posted 4198 days ago

21 May 2013 (M) - I've fallen out with my son, about 6 months ago. I'm perfectly willing to discuss whatever's bothering him, and try and resolve it. He's 20 ,and a very strong character. He simply won't speak to me. He sees my parents about once a week, and I...

Brothers girlfriend spreading rumours?

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4202 days ago

20 May 2013 (F) - My brothers girlfriend has really started to annoy me. She previously went out with my fiancee's best friend, but they were only together for a week and he even said that he barely counts it as a relationship. She has told my brother that he has ...

My sister in laws children never listen to anything their told?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4202 days ago

20 May 2013 (F) - Dear Cupid, I am 18 weeks pregnant and experiencing LOADS of hormones. Please no judging on this questions because I know that if I wasn't pregnant and feeling all of these emotions that I would never be feeling like this. In every article I'...

Her family doesn't approve of us dating and its bleeding into our relationship

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4202 days ago

20 May 2013 (M) - I'm really concerned about my girlfriend and the future of our relationship. The background is this: Her family has never approved of her very much. If she didn't get perfect grades, it was reason to ground her - and by that I mean confined to...

Mother in law blamed me for her son's change of behavior.

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4202 days ago

20 May 2013 (F) - My husband is a grown man he's 33years old 4 years older than me He was 30 when he join the Army and I was pregnant with our twins while he was gone. He's always a Momma's boy for the last 6 years we dated ( joint bank account with mom) his whole ...

I really love him but feel like running away. I can't cope with the fact that he had a daughter from a one night stand

This question has 9 answers - newest was posted 4201 days ago

20 May 2013 (F) - My boyfriend and I have been together since June 2012. He had a one night stand with a friend before we ever got together. Turns out she got pregnant. When she found out he he had denied being the father because she had slept with other guys too. ...

My only problem with him is his parents!

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4203 days ago

19 May 2013 (F) - Let me start by saying my partner and I are 27 and 28. We have pretty much the perfect relationship. We never argue, fight, lie or hide anything from eachother. We are so happy together. We have had problems in the past from outside influences but ...

Should I confront my ex-bestfriend who is now sleeping with my soon to be ex-husband?

This question has 12 answers - newest was posted 4194 days ago

19 May 2013 (F) - My best friend and my husband are now lovers. She left her husband, he left me. She has two kids and we have one. She and he have discussed kicking me out of our family home and them moving in. I suspected something was going on for so long...

My mother in law expects me to wait on her hand and foot just because I'm married to her son

This question has 2 answers - newest was posted 4204 days ago

18 May 2013 (F) - Dear Cupids I am a troubled woman. I am staying with my mother in law but I have so much bitterness and unresolved issues with her. I decided to stop calling my mum in law last month because she would harass me each time I called her and made lif...

My ex is trying to change, should I get back together with him? How do I tell my mom?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4203 days ago

18 May 2013 (F) - I broke up with my fiancé in late January this year. I loved and still do love him dearly. I left him because I was unhappy about many things about how he chose to live his life. he chose to hang out with loser drug addicts and got himself ...

I yelled at her and due to her past it's left her feeling traumatized. Now she's ignored me for 2 days. How can I make things right?

This question has 6 answers - newest was posted 4204 days ago

18 May 2013 (M) - in need of help... two nights ago, out of frustration and in the heat of the moment, i slightly raised my voice at my girlfriend of 6 months. this was the first time I ever did that. I simply got upset over something involving us. later on i...

Should I be worried that she is cheating on me? Or am I just being insecure?

This question has 3 answers - newest was posted 4205 days ago

18 May 2013 (M) - I have been hurt in the past by women and 3 months ago I met this girl who I think is the most amazing girl I've ever met in my entire life, she is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the out. I want to spend the rest of my life with her. s...